art of persuasion
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4.3
- noun
- /ɑrt əv pərˈsweɪʒən/
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arte de la persuasión
- The old baroness applied all her arts of persuasion to convince her niece to forgive her loveless husband and take him in her arms again.
Examples
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I strongly agree with his last point about teaching the art of persuasion, along with teaching people how to know when they're only being persuaded to believe something.
Blog text (26) -
Darwin also sensed that imagery and metaphor must be used as indispensable tools in the art of persuasion.
Academic text (1993) -
Whereas Scholastic theology privileges the logical movement from premises to conclusions, early Christian literature is more broadly concerned with the art of persuasion, including the confrontational "persuasion" of polemic.
Academic text (2007) -
Her success in selling the product was due to her mastery of the art of persuasion.
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In his speech, he demonstrated the art of persuasion by effectively appealing to the audience's emotions.
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The workshop focused on teaching students the art of persuasion to help them excel in debates.
Synonyms
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7.5
The art of using language to persuade people when speaking or writing
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3.6
Getting someone to do or believe something by giving reasons
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5.0
Skill at speaking or writing in a pleasant, convincing way
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9.9
Getting someone to do or believe something by talking and giving reasons
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5.2
Ability to make someone believe or do something
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7.7
Ability to make others believe or accept an idea
The ability to make someone believe something is true
How well something like a speech or ad makes people agree
Antonyms
How Persuasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
art + of + persuasion
The phrase is fully compositional: 'art' (an acquired skill) combined with 'persuasion' (the act of convincing) yields the straightforward meaning 'the skill of convincing others.' The 'the art of X' pattern is productive and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer this sense.
Etymology
The phrase art of persuasion compares convincing people to a careful craft. In this image, art means a learned skill and persuasion means getting someone to change their mind, so the phrase means 'the skill to convince people'.